DiSSCo-ITINERIS Metadata Catalog

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Ephemeroptera_collection_CNR-IRSA_Brugherio_Milano_Italy

Occurrence

Specimen

This dataset represents the collection of the Ephemeroptera slides held at CNR-IRSA in Brugherio, Italy. The list includes specimens primarily collected in Italy starting from 1989 using qualitative methods, including some Italian endemisms. This is the personal A. Buffagni’s slide collection and has the dual purpose of increasing knowledge about Italian Ephemeroptera species through morphological study and serving as a reference tool for cataloguing and quantifying Italy's Ephemeroptera biodiversity. Each row in the dataset corresponds to a slide containing dissected body parts (e.g., mouthparts, thorax, abdomen). Typically, each individual is mounted on a single slide (i.e., row); however, in some cases, the same individual is mounted on multiple slides due to its size. As part of the ITINERIS project and the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC), Ephemeroptera samples have been curated, catalogued, and digitised to make natural history collections virtually available to the public at any level, simplifying access and sharing of information. Drawings, preserved specimens and photographs of living specimens can be added to the collection. Licence of use: both access and use are free to any non-commercial user (CC-BY-NC 4.0). The authors recommend users to provide a link to the original dataset in GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/dataset/1c016e80-a3dc-47d5-b49b-cd89885992d0) and to cite the present paper when using the data. Stakeholders interested in additional information can contact the authors via information provided in the metadata.

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Climate Change, Endemism, Italy, Mayfly, Microscope Slide, Biodiversity, Specimen

The dataset includes occurrences of the order Ephemeroptera as part of the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. The rows of the list are divided into five families of mayflies, with 10 genera and 29 species.
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera

Sampling was carried out in freshwater environments distributed throughout Italy and other European countries.
Min Latitude: 39.2949
Max Latitude: 48.268004
Min Longitude: -4.018839
Max Longitude: 16.26268
Global Coverage: n/a

1989-present

Buffagni A, Cislaghi S, Cazzola M, Erba S (2025). Ephemeroptera taxonomy and faunistic collection at CNR-IRSA Brugherio (Milano, Italy). Version 1.5. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ctauz3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-03.

DWC ARCHIVE: https://cloud.gbif.org/eca/archive.do?r=ephemeroptera_collection_cnr-irsa_brugherio
EML: https://cloud.gbif.org/eca/eml.do?r=ephemeroptera_collection_cnr-irsa_brugherio

UUID: 1c016e80-a3dc-47d5-b49b-cd89885992d0
URL: https://cloud.gbif.org/eca/resource?r=ephemeroptera_collection_cnr-irsa_brugherio

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Study Extent: This dataset represents the collection of the Ephemeroptera (microscope slides, drawings and specimens) held at CNR-IRSA in Brugherio, Italy. The study refers to specimens collected mainly in Italian freshwaters and sometimes in other European countries.
Sampling: Samples were collected by qualitative sampling using a hand net.
Quality Control: Quality control for taxonomic data: The revision of the species nomenclature was done by recognised experts in the taxonomy of Ephemeroptera. Quality control for geographic data: Reliability of coordinates where available was checked in QGIS. Geographic coordinate format, coordinates within country/provincial boundaries, and the absence of anomalous ASCII characters in the dataset were also double checked.
Method Steps: Each row in the dataset corresponds to a slide containing dissected body parts. There are currently 58 slides in this dataset. Drawings, preserved specimens and photographs of living specimens may be added to the collection in the future. catalogNumber: The code is made up of the collection code (EpheAB), two letters (MS for Microscope Slides or DR for Drawing or SP for Specimen), a letter representing a particular Ephemeroptera family (e.g. C for Caenidae, B for Baetidae, etc.) and a progressive number made up of four digits. materialSample: If an individual corresponds to only one object, the inscription is ‘1 of 1’, if an individual corresponds to two or more objects, the inscription is ‘1 of 2’ and ‘2 of 2’ and so on. eventType: each caption refers to a type of sampling event. Specifically, ‘Biodiversity assessment’ means that sampling occurred in free, unstructured assessment contexts; ‘Project’ means that sampling occurred in a particular funded project; ‘Survey’ means that sampling occurred in a monitoring campaign.

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Ephemeroptera samples have been curated, catalogued, and digitised to make natural history collections virtually available to the public at any level, simplifying access and sharing of information, thanks to the ITINERIS project (https://itineris.cnr.it/) and the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC), Italy (https://www.nbfc.it/en).